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Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern
September 18, 2007
METROMIX: Do you watch cooking shows on TV? Whose is your favorite?
ANTHONY: Daisy Martinez rocks! She cooks like she is cooking for her family at home and tells jokes about her kids along the way. It’s the only show I watch. She could make rice and beans every episode and it would still be entertaining. She came into the restaurant recently, and I told her so.
METROMIX: What do you think about there being ZERO women represented in this group of rising chefs?
ANTHONY: I didn’t want to answer this one on the panel discussion the other day. I think that it is somewhat odd, in light of the fact that the restaurant industry is so maternally driven. Our whole culinary history starts with a woman, Julia Child, and it’s perpetuated by people like Marcella Hazan. And personally speaking, as a spiritual guide you have Alice Waters. I don’t think it’s a major issue because it’s just one year and one competition. If you look at our restaurant, we have six women working on the hot line, and they will all be in charge of kitchens in the future.
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